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The episode discusses the challenges of maintaining research integrity in the face of rising fraudulent publications and the role of AI in this issue.

Retracted articles hit a high of 10,000 in 2023, representing an increase of almost ten times in ten years. The introduction of AI brings incredible benefits to science, but could also add to the seemingly endless tide of papers that are fraudulent, misleading, or just plain wrong. What can journals such as The Lancet do to rise to this challenge, keeping the scientific record accurate, honest, and transparent? Editors Niall Boyce and Sabine Kleinert are joined by Professor Lex Bouter from Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, and Professor Mai Har Sham of the Chinese University of Hong Kong to discuss a new Lancet Commission. Click here to read the full article: https://www.thelancet.com/journals/lancet/article/PIIS0140-6736(25)01528-4/fulltext The Lancet Voice is part of the Lancet Group podcast offering. Editorial team: Niall Boyce, Miriam Sabin, Jessamy Bagenal, Richard Horton, and Gavin Cleaver Podcast editing: Matteo Simonetti Visit https://www.thelancet.com/multimedia to learn more about our multimedia offering. Find the best science for better lives at thelancet.comFollow us today…

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Hosts: Niall Boyce, Sabine Kleinert

Guests: Lex Bouter, Mai Har Sham

Topics covered

• research integrity
• AI in science
• scientific fraud
• journalism ethics
• academic publishing

Keywords

• research integrity
• AI
• fraudulent articles
• scientific record
• journal ethics

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Organizations: Vrije Universiteit Amsterdam, Chinese University of Hong Kong, The Lancet

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